This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Liberatore goes to the changeup: 39.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.1% the rest of the time.
53 two-strike pitches in 2018.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Liberatore's 4-seam fastball moves 69.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
108 thrown, averaging 90.9 mph.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Liberatore throws the slider 39.5% of the time against left-handers and 3.8% against right-handers.
105 pitches to right-handers, 76 to left-handers.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Liberatore throws a strike on the first pitch 42.6% of the time.
54 plate appearances started in 2018.
He cannot find the zone often enough
Liberatore works off the plate, with only 40.9% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
216 pitches in 2018. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 640th in MLB.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
12.7% of Liberatore's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
23 of 181 located pitches.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Liberatore releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
181 tracked pitches in 2018.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Liberatore's 4-seam fastball averages 90.9 mph, and has touched 93.2.
108 thrown, 59.7% of his pitches.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Liberatore's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
108 thrown, averaging 90.9 mph.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Liberatore's stuff spins at 1,961 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
216 pitches in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 681st in MLB.
Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Liberatore gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
216 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 657th in MLB.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Liberatore works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 59.7% of everything he throws.
181 classified pitches in 2018.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Liberatore lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
181 located pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Liberatore releases the ball from over the top, about 65 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
181 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Liberatore puts 39% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 100 to left-handed hitters.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Liberatore throws 44.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.3% with the bases empty.
64 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 152 with the bases empty.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Liberatore projects a .392 average, 15th percentile.
216 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 616th in MLB.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Liberatore puts 48.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.2% when he is ahead.
54 located pitches behind, 39 ahead.
He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Liberatore averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
216 pitches in 2018. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 472nd in MLB.
He lives on one side of the plate
Liberatore works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
181 located pitches in 2018.
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This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Liberatore goes to the changeup: 39.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.1% the rest of the time.
53 two-strike pitches in 2018.
He falls behind hitters far too often
Liberatore throws a strike on the first pitch 42.6% of the time.
54 plate appearances started in 2018.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Liberatore puts 48.1% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 28.2% when he is ahead.
54 located pitches behind, 39 ahead.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Liberatore's 4-seam fastball moves 69.0 inches toward the third-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
108 thrown, averaging 90.9 mph.
One pitch of his moves in a way hitters rarely see
Liberatore's 4-seam fastball carries 15.3 inches of ride against a spinless ball, the biggest vertical move in his arsenal.
108 thrown, averaging 90.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Liberatore throws the slider 39.5% of the time against left-handers and 3.8% against right-handers.
105 pitches to right-handers, 76 to left-handers.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Liberatore's 4-seam fastball averages 90.9 mph, and has touched 93.2.
108 thrown, 59.7% of his pitches.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Liberatore works with 3 pitches: 4-Seam Fastball, Changeup and Slider. The 4-seam fastball is 59.7% of everything he throws.
181 classified pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He cannot find the zone often enough
Liberatore works off the plate, with only 40.9% of his pitches in the zone, 12th percentile.
216 pitches in 2018. 12th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 640th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
12.7% of Liberatore's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
23 of 181 located pitches.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Liberatore lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.19 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
181 located pitches in 2018.
He lives on one side of the plate
Liberatore works in on right-handers: his average pitch lands 1.6 inches to that side of the middle of the plate.
181 located pitches in 2018.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Liberatore releases the ball 5.3 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
181 tracked pitches in 2018.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Liberatore releases the ball from over the top, about 65 degrees above horizontal and 0.8 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
181 tracked release points, averaging 6.0 feet off the ground.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Liberatore's stuff spins at 1,961 rpm, 6th percentile in the league.
216 pitches in 2018. 6th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 681st in MLB.
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Too much of the contact against him is loud
48% of the contact Liberatore gives up is hit hard, 10th percentile.
216 pitches in 2018. 10th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 657th in MLB.
The contact he allows is the kind that finds grass
The quality of contact against Liberatore projects a .392 average, 15th percentile.
216 pitches in 2018. 15th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 616th in MLB.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Liberatore puts 39% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 43.4% of his pitches to left-handers.
116 pitches to right-handed hitters, 100 to left-handed hitters.
The numbers behind these live in Matchups.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Liberatore throws 44.1% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 39.3% with the bases empty.
64 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 152 with the bases empty.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He gets by without much velocity, and it costs him
Liberatore averages 87.8 mph across his arsenal, 35th percentile in the league.
216 pitches in 2018. 35th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2018, 472nd in MLB.
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